Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-11


without re, Giving any further injury
than to get vie wind knocked entirely
from his body.
There were showers yesterday-April
showers-rather thin, but good to gaze
upon. Though tho city was hardly
moistened numerous rural spots we're
wet down.
Last weeks prairie fire north Of town
started in an old broom corn field on
the forty just sold by Colonel East.
Oar previous statement relative to it's
origin was an error.
The mothers meeting of the w. O. T.
q. will be held III the Methodist church
tomorrow, TUESDAY at three O'Clock,
conducted by Mrs. Jennie Caldwell, the
evangelist from Chicago.
City Marshal elect Patrick Brennan
and City Treasurer elect O. FL. Bates
were sworn into public service by E. M.
O'Brien on Saturday. The other new
officials will take the oaths of Office this
evening.
The Yankton insurance company has
many policy holders among the victims
of prairie fires in Dakota who have been
burned out within the past week. The
Yankton will pay every dollar and sus-
tain It's we'll earned Eepntattioa.
Saturdays wind blew off q portion of
of the roof Of the dye house of the Yank-
ton wooden mill. Dry goods boxes, loose
boards and other brio a brac filled the
air most of the day. The storm extended
along the Missouri from Sioux City as
far up as heard from.
John Wilcox, Of Niobrara, who
reached Yankton overland from home
yesterday afternoon, encountered q
severe hail storm in Bon homme
county yesterday afternoon. Hail fell
for twenty minutes, covering the
ground to o depth of about fonr inches
The city school board has issued $40
600 worth of two years SIX per sent
bonds, the proceeds of the sale OF which
will be used to refund the old bonds.
An offer of one cent above par has
been received tor the entire lot, but it is
expected that better offers will be heard
from. These bonds are regarded as frs;
class paper and buyers are not hari to
find.
The ferry boat Josie s.. K, laden witt
passengers and teams, was blown upor
q bar in mid river early Saturday fore.
noon and remained there in the furious
gale all day and until two O'Clock Sun
day morning before she swung off. l
was q hard day upon the raging rive
and as passengers and crew were with
out rations they were tolerably hungr.
: when released.
1t is a fact that Indians buy lemon 81
tract and loaf sugar and imbibing freel
8 OF the two combined get drunk as 'bile
owls" and act like white men. Ih
traders at the Indian agencies up riv'
will not sell Indians this compound, or
t the aboriginal visitors who are in Yanl
son lust now are having a double di
@ titled lemon extract picnic and vi
9 probably take some of the stuff vii
them.
u j. D. Collins, who boards a fine spa
o of colts at James Crows barn, had {
experience with the team this lorenzo
q which came very near resulting d
N astrously. MIR. Collins entered ii
:. stall with q pitohfork for the purpose
apnihilating a large rat and the rodel
u mode such earnest endeayors to escaI
u that the horses took fright and in the
'k plungings, MIR Collins was knocked u
derfoot sndtEampled upon. he Chamber
O. into] the manger and escaped. !
III nurses u gore back and head end wal
with a ane
The pressed brick c%ompany's artesi
IN we'll is ~dowas250 feet. and the drill
rs working In astratum of mud which a
it, mits of rapid progress. 1t is believ
n that the big fowsof water will be reac
ut ed at q depth Of about 800 feet. OPP